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Who stars in Strangers?

John Simm is Professor Jonah Mulray, whose world falls apart when his wife Megan (Dervla Kirwan) is killed in a car crash in Hong Kong. However, when he flies out to identify her body he discovers something about her life he never knew.

Simm said: "Jonah is a really intriguing character, and you are very curious to discover what happens to him next. These are the sort of scripts that I’m drawn to. What would this ordinary man do when put into this extraordinary situation?"

Emilia Fox plays Sally, a member of the British consulate who is trying to assist in solving the death of Jonah’s wife.

She said of her character: "Without giving too much away we see Sally trying to lead different lives with different people and this makes her complex and interesting. I liked her and hated her at different moments. I felt sorry for her and angry with her. Flawed people are always the most fascinating to play as you get to convey one thing in what one says and does and a completely other in the face, which is what the character is really thinking."

What is Strangers on ITV about?

The ITV synopsis reads: “British Professor Jonah Mulray’s life is turned upside-down after his wife, Megan Harris, is killed in a car crash in Hong Kong. Wracked with grief, Jonah has no choice but to cross the ocean to bring home the woman he loved.

“When Jonah arrives, he is immediately overwhelmed by the neon-saturated hyper-modern island of Hong Kong, a place in constant motion, and a world away from the halls of academia.

“It’s a city divided, with one foot still in its colonial past and another in its Chinese future. A world where we’re unsure if we can ever really know anyone at all - least of all Megan…

“When Jonah discovers that Megan led a secret life, it seems to completely destroy everything they built together in London. With Megan’s death leaving so many unanswered questions, Jonah struggles to make sense of it. Did their relationship amount to anything more than a lie?”